Holly Chantler is Partner and Head of Morr & Co’s Private Client and Court of Protection teams. She leads a team of approximately 50 specialists across seven offices, advising individuals, families, professional advisers and charities on a wide range of private client and Court of Protection matters. A solicitor and Notary Public, Holly has over 20 years’ experience advising on wills, trusts, estate administration, powers of attorney, tax planning and Court of Protection matters. She specialises in capacity law, including the safeguarding and protection of older and vulnerable adults. Holly acts as deputy, attorney, guardian, executor and trustee for clients and families across England and Wales. Holly is a qualified Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP), a Court of Protection Panel Deputy and Panel Guardian and holds STEP’s Advanced Certificate in Advising Vulnerable Clients. She is a Director and member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers and a Founding Director and member of the Professional Deputies Forum. She is widely recognised as a leading practitioner in her field and serves on the Court of Protection Rules Committee, which helps shape the rules, practice directions and procedures of the Court of Protection. Alongside her client work, Holly is a Director of Lifetime Lawyers (formerly Solicitors for the Elderly) and a founding co-Director of the Professional Deputies Forum, representing professional deputies and their teams across England and Wales. Holly’s expertise has been recognised nationally. She was named ‘Private Client Lawyer of the Year’ at the Modern Law Private Client Awards 2026 and received the ‘Outstanding Achievement in the Industry’ Award at the Probate Industry Awards in both 2025 and 2026. She is ranked in both the Chambers High Net Worth Guide and Chambers UK Guide for Court of Protection: Property & Affairs and is regularly described by clients and peers as one of the leading specialists in the field. Holly is a widely published author and legal commentator. She has written A Practical Guide to Assessing Mental Capacity and A Practical Guide to the Court of Protection, contributed to the Law Society Older Client Handbook and Finance & Law for the Older Client and is the author of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents: Powers of Attorney. She has also authored two further Court of Protection publications and regularly delivers training and lectures to legal professionals nationwide. Recognised internationally for her expertise, Holly has spoken at major conferences across the sector, including the International Guardianship Network’s World Congress Support and Care conference in Buenos Aires and the World Capacity Congress 2026 in Amsterdam. Recognition Winner Private Client Lawyer of the Year at the Modern Law Private Client Awards 2026 Shortlisted in the Vulnerable Client Advisory Practice of the Year category at the STEP Private Client Awards 2026 Ranked in Chambers & Partners UK 2026 Guide for Court of Protection: Property & Affairs (Band 4) The Private Client team that Holly leads ranked in Legal 500 UK 2026 Guide for Personal Tax, Trusts and Probate: Kent, Surrey, Sussex Winner of Lawyer of the Year at the Clio Modern Law Awards 2025 Ranked in Chambers & Partners High Net Worth Guide 2025 for Private Wealth (Crawley & Surrounds) – Band 2 Featured expert on BBC Radio 4’s Money Box programme, providing guidance on mental capacity issues Named in ePrivateclient’s Top 35 Under 35 (2015, 2016) Winner of Women in Law 2018 for work with vulnerable clients Shortlisted for Today’s Wills & Probate Industry Champion (2021) Professional Memberships Member of the Court of Protection Rules Committee Director and member of the Association of Lifetime Lawyers Founding Director and member of the Professional Deputies Forum Law Society Private Client Section On this page
